Alternative/Minor League Baseball News

March 19, 2018 - The Triple-A Philadelphia Phillies were shut out at home Monday, falling to the Triple-A Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0.
Offense was hard to come by for the Phillies, who mustered just four hits and stranded seven runners on base. Cord Sandberg, Malquin Canelo, Kyle Martin and Deivi Grullon each had hits in the ballgame for the Phillies.
Canelo spent the 2017 season in Double-A with the Fightin Phils and was added to the IronPigs roster for the IL Playoffs. Appearing in 112 games for Reading, the 23-year-old batted .226 with s... Full Story

March 19, 2018 - The CornBelters add three players to their roster for the 2018 season! Players include Jensen Kirch, Billy Roth, and Ty Morris.
Jensen Kirch joins the CornBelters after completing his collegiate career at Wabash College in Crawfordsville (IN). Kirch struck out a total of 154 batters with 230.1 innings pitched during his career with Wabash, and Manager Billy Horn knows Kirch's college experience will benefit the team. "Jensen is a solid rookie arm who pitched a lot of innings and didn't walk many batters in college. He sho... Full Story

March 19, 2018 - With less than two months remaining until Opening Day of the 2018 season, May 12th against the Windy City Thunderbolts at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood, IL, the River City Rascals boast an intriguing mix of outfielders for the new campaign, their 20th in O'Fallon, MO. Paul Kronenfeld, Kevin Suarez and Ryan Fucci all return from the 2017 Rascals squad, and will be joined by Frontier League veterans Justin Chigbogu and Connor Oliver, as well as former Boston Red Sox farmhand Mike Meyers.
Paul Kronenfeld, a 6-3 left-han... Full Story

March 19, 2018 - ROUND ROCK, Texas - There will be one more new face in Manager Jason Wood's coaching staff this season. The Round Rock Express announced Monday afternoon that Al Sandoval will serve as the team's Strength and Conditioning Coach after Eric McMahon was promoted to the Texas Rangers following his first season with the club.
Sandoval joins the E-Train after acting as the High-A Down East Wood Ducks Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2017. The Colorado native joined the Rangers organization in December 2016 following five se... Full Story